Antwerp vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$893	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$5275
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	529K	3.9M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 45% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2671st and 72nd ($1762 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 59th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 176th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Los Angeles

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	Antwerp	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$28613

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1616
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1619
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1636
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1442
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1545
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1693
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1514
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1779
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1958
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1602
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1761
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1712
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1799
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1587
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2046
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1750
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1723
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1645
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1611
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1701
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1911

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754